php as module?

[delpino]

Anybody knows what the pros and cons of having php as a module or as cgi? I always wondered what are the differences, and how can i find out what php my webhost has?

[jatar_k]

Basically, php as a module is much faster, it doesn't have to fire up the php engine/parser every time it runs into a php page.

[dingman]

and how can i find out what php my webhost has?

1) ask them, if they let you talk to someone who knows what the question means.

2) put up a page that calls phpinfo(), and look for a field called "Loaded Modules". If that field includes 'mod_php4', it's a module.

<?php phpinfo();?>

Would do the job just fine for such a page.